A semiconductor device comprising dual l-shaped drift regions in a lateral diffused metal oxide semiconductor (LDMOS) and a method of making the same. The LDMOS in the semiconductor device comprises a trench isolation region or a deep trench encapsulated by a liner, a first l-shaped drift region, and a second l-shaped drift region. The LDMOS comprising the dual l-shape drift regions is integrated with silicon-germanium (SiGe) technology. The LDMOS comprising the dual l-shape drift regions furnishes a much higher voltage drop in a lateral direction within a much shorter distance from a drain region than the traditional LDMOS does.
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7. A semiconductor device, comprising:
a lateral diffused metal oxide semiconductor (LDMOS) comprising, in a first well with a first conductivity type, a deep trench encapsulated by a liner, a first l-shaped drift region, and a second l-shaped drift region, wherein the first l-shaped drift region and the second l-shaped drift region are formed by additional doping of the first conductivity type;
the deep trench surrounding a drain region and extending down in the first well in a substantially vertical direction;
the first l-shaped drift region comprising a first section and a second section;
the first section extending in a substantially lateral direction, a first end of the first section adjacent to the deep trench, a second end of the first section extending to a second well with a second conductivity type, the second well surrounding a body region and a source region;
the second section extending down in the first well in the substantially vertical direction and being substantially parallel to the deep trench, an upper end of the second section connecting to the first end of the first section;
the second l-shaped drift region comprising a third section and a fourth section;
the third section extending in the substantially lateral direction and below a lower end of the deep trench, a first end of the third section connecting to a lower end of the second section; and
the fourth section extending in the substantially vertical direction and surrounded by a lower section of the deep trench, a lower end of the fourth section connecting to a second end of the third section.
1. A semiconductor device, comprising:
a lateral diffused metal oxide semiconductor (LDMOS) comprising, in a first well with a first conductivity type, a trench isolation region, a first l-shaped drift region, and a second l-shaped drift region, wherein the first l-shaped drift region and the second l-shaped drift region are formed by additional doping of the first conductivity type;
the trench isolation region surrounding a drain region and extending down in the first well in a substantially vertical direction;
the first l-shaped drift region comprising a first section and a second section;
the first section extending in a substantially lateral direction, a first end of the first section adjacent to the trench isolation region, a second end of the first section extending to a second well with a second conductivity type, the second well surrounding a body region and a source region;
the second section extending down in the first well in the substantially vertical direction and being substantially parallel to the trench isolation region, an upper end of the second section connecting to the first end of the first section;
the second l-shaped drift region comprising a third section and a fourth section;
the third section extending in the substantially lateral direction and below a lower end of the trench isolation region, a first end of the third section connecting to a lower end of the second section; and
the fourth section extending in the substantially vertical direction and surrounded by a lower section of the trench isolation region, a lower end of the fourth section connecting to a second end of the third section.
13. A method of making a lateral diffused metal oxide semiconductor (LDMOS) with dual l-shaped drift regions, the method comprising:
forming, in a first well with a first conductivity type, a trench isolation region or a deep trench encapsulated by a liner, wherein the trench isolation region or the deep trench surrounds a drain region and extends down in the first well in a substantially vertical direction;
forming, in the first well, a first l-shaped drift region comprising a first section and a second section, wherein the first section extends in a substantially lateral direction, wherein a first end of the first section is adjacent to the trench isolation region or the deep trench, wherein a second end of the first section extends to a second well with a second conductivity type, wherein the second well surrounds a body region and a source region, wherein the second section extends down in the first well in the substantially vertical direction and is substantially parallel to the trench isolation region or the deep trench, wherein an upper end of the second section connecting to the first end of the first section;
forming, in the first well, a second l-shaped drift region comprising a third section and a fourth section, wherein the third section extends in the substantially lateral direction and is below a lower end of the trench isolation region or the deep trench, wherein a first end of the third section connects to a lower end of the second section, wherein the fourth section extends in the substantially vertical direction and is surrounded by a lower section of the trench isolation region or the deep trench, wherein a lower end of the fourth section connects to a second end of the third section; and
wherein the first l-shaped drift region and the second l-shaped drift region are formed by additional doping of the first conductivity type.
2. The semiconductor device of
a reach through below the drain region;
a shared sub-collector region below the reach through, the shared sub-collector region sharing with a sub-collector of a bipolar transistor in a BiCMOS device;
wherein the reach through and the shared sub-collector region are surrounded by the trench isolation region; and
wherein an upper end of the fourth section extends to the shared sub-collector region.
3. The semiconductor device of
a reach through below the drain region;
wherein the reach through is surrounded by the trench isolation region; and
wherein an upper end of the fourth section extends to the reach through.
4. The semiconductor device of
5. The semiconductor device of
6. The semiconductor device of
8. The semiconductor device of
a reach through below the drain region;
a shared sub-collector region below the reach through, the shared sub-collector region sharing with a sub-collector of a bipolar transistor in a BiCMOS device;
wherein the reach through and the shared sub-collector region are surrounded by the deep trench; and
wherein an upper end of the fourth section extends to the shared sub-collector region.
9. The semiconductor device of
a reach through below the drain region;
wherein the reach through is surrounded by the deep trench; and
wherein an upper end of the fourth section extends to the reach through.
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The present invention relates generally to semiconductors, and more particularly to dual L-shaped drift regions in an LDMOS device and a method of making the same.
The integration of an LDMOS with silicon-germanium (SiGe) technology has gained attention for power management and automotive applications. The LDMOS device is used in a RF/microwave power amplifier. The LDMOS is fabricated on a silicon substrate or on a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrate. Such a silicon-based FET is widely used in power management and power amplifiers where high voltage input and output are required and regulated. The integration of an LDMOS with silicon-germanium (SiGe) technology is an evolved semiconductor technology that integrates two formerly separate semiconductor technologies, the silicon-germanium (SiGe) BiCMOS technology and the high voltage CMOS transistor—in a single integrated circuit.
A traditional LDMOS (laterally diffused metal oxide semiconductor) device usually uses a horizontal drift region between a drain region and a gate region to drop high voltage which causes the LDMOS device to burn out. When the voltage drop goes as high as 120V and higher, the length of the drift region is typically required longer than 6 μm. Such a long drift region occupies a huge area in the LDMOS device. Also, in the traditional LDMOS process, the drift region doping is doped uniformly across the region laterally and is sometimes shared with well doping; therefore, it is difficult to independently tune the electrical field laterally for the purpose of achieving the best performance of both blocking voltage and on-resistance.
Embodiments of the present invention disclose a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device comprises a lateral diffused metal oxide semiconductor (LDMOS). The LDMOS comprises, in a first well with a first conductivity type, a trench isolation region or a deep trench encapsulated by a liner, a first L-shaped drift region, and a second L-shaped drift region. The trench isolation region or the deep trench surrounds a drain region and extends down in the first well in a substantially vertical direction. The first L-shaped drift region comprises a first section and a second section. The first section extends in a substantially lateral direction. A first end of the first section is adjacent to the trench isolation region or the deep trench, and a second end of the first section extends to a second well with a second conductivity type. The second well surrounds a body region and a source region. The second section extends down in the first well in the substantially vertical direction and is parallel to the trench isolation region or the deep trench. An upper end of the second section connects to the first end of the first section. The second L-shaped drift region comprises a third section and a fourth section. The third section extends in the substantially lateral direction and below a lower end of the trench isolation region or the deep trench. A first end of the third section connects to a lower end of the second section. The fourth section extends in the substantially vertical direction and is surrounded by a lower section of the trench isolation region or the deep trench. A lower end of the fourth section connects to a second end of the third section.
Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method of making a lateral diffused metal oxide semiconductor (LDMOS) that comprises dual L-shaped drift regions. The method comprises a step of forming a trench isolation region or a deep trench encapsulated by a liner. The trench isolation region or the deep trench is formed in a first well with a first conductivity type. The trench isolation region or the deep trench surrounds a drain region and extends down in the first well in a substantially vertical direction. The method comprises a step of forming a first L-shaped drift region in the first well. The first L-shaped drift region includes a first section and a second section. The first section extends in a substantially lateral direction. A first end of the first section is adjacent to the trench isolation region or the deep trench and a second end of the first section extends to a second well with a second conductivity type. The second well surrounds a body region and a source region. The second section extends down in the first well in the substantially vertical direction and is parallel to the trench isolation region or the deep trench. An upper end of the second section connects to the first end of the first section. The method further comprises a step of forming a second L-shaped drift region in the first well. The second L-shaped drift region includes a third section and a fourth section. The third section extends in the substantially lateral direction and is below a lower end of the trench isolation region or the deep trench. A first end of the third section connects to a lower end of the second section. The fourth section extends in the substantially vertical direction and is surrounded by a lower section of the trench isolation region or the deep trench. A lower end of the fourth section connects to a second end of the third section.
The present invention discloses a new LDMOS structure integrated with BiCMOS technology and a method of making the same. The present invention is described in detail in the following exemplary embodiments with reference to the figures. The foregoing description of various exemplary embodiments of the present invention has been presented for purposes of illustration and description. It is neither intended to be exhaustive nor to limit the invention to the precise form disclosed. Many modifications and variations are possible. Such modifications and variations that may be apparent to a person skilled in the art of the invention are intended to be included within the scope of the invention as defined by the accompanying claims.
It is to be understood that the disclosed embodiments are merely illustrative of the claimed structures and methods that may be embodied in various forms. In addition, each of the examples given in connection with the various embodiments is intended to be illustrative, and not restrictive. Further, the figures are not necessarily to scale, some features may be exaggerated to show details of particular components. Therefore, specific structural and functional details disclosed herein are not to be interpreted as limiting, but merely as a representative basis for teaching one skilled in the art to variously employ the methods and structures of the present disclosure.
In this document, a lateral direction is defined as a direction parallel to a top surface of a semiconductor substrate and a vertical direction is defined as a direction perpendicular to a top surface of a semiconductor substrate.
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Having described preferred embodiments of a tunable semiconductor device (which are intended to be illustrative and not limiting), it is noted that modifications and variations may be made by persons skilled in the art in light of the above teachings. It is therefore to be understood that changes may be made in the particular embodiments disclosed which are within the scope of the invention as outlined by the appended claims.
Johnson, Jeffrey B., Liu, Xuefeng, Ellis-Monaghan, John J., Hauser, Michael J., Brochu, Jr., David G.
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